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My wife's grandfather used to say "by gol" as his go to word.
By-Words
by-word noun A favorite expression of an individual, esp a mild oath or exclamation used to avoid profanity. Examples collected by Joseph Hall in 1937 include aye the gosh, by gosh, dad burn it, dad gone it, laws a massy, laws a mercy, Lord have mercy, Lordy yes, mercy, my country alive, why l...
Back when I played my Appalachian dulcimer more often than I do now, I played a version of this from a song book purchased with the dulcimer. Same words. I also have it on a record by the same folks who published the song book. It's a lovely old song. Thanks for posting this.
Poor Mary Of The Wild Moor
Today's post was originally published here on the Blind Pig in January of 2009. Today's Pickin' & Grinnin' In The Kitchen Spot features a song of old, Mary Of The Wild Moor. The song tells the sad lonesome story of a mother and child freezing to death because her father couldn't hear her c...
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